Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Daniel Cribb, Journalist

Features / Music
In With The Old
"Nobody's chasing another hit, chasing a song that sounds like an old song or chasing a format that's popular amongst music buyers. It's put the excitement back into the seed that was planted when we got together and first started making music for ourselves when there was no one listening."
Reviews / Arts
Rob Schneider
Most of those in the diverse crowd would have purchased tickets purely on his film career, but during his time onstage, he showed he’s more than the man from the big screen.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Hellogoodbye - Everything Is Debatable
"You might question the overuse of synth or drum samples, but you can’t deny the record’s solidity."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Mayday Parade - Monsters In The Closet
The problem is Monsters In The Closet doesn’t really present anything new, and with the market for high school-esque pop punk slowly fading, most of these songs will fall on deaf ears.
News / Music
Sleigh Bells Already Obsessing Over Next Record
Derek Miller doesn't want you to think he's obnoxious though
Features / Music
Feet First
"I think we just got sick of how a lot of what’s being made right now in rock music, and music in general, has just become so perfect and put to a grid."
Features / Music
The Gloves Are Off
“This record’s just coming out, so I don’t want to be obnoxious and start talking about the next one, but I’ve been thinking about it obsessively…"
Features / Music
Take Cover
“Sometimes you go out there and it’s like a horrible splash painting, like something out of The Bible."
Features / Music
The Long Road
“There are some songs that have literally 30 riffs in them and we’re like, ‘Oh my god, another riff? This song is still going? Jesus Christ, what are we doing here’. It’s been a challenge.”
Features / Music
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
The Magic Formula
"Over the years with band money we’ve kind of collected a bit of recording gear, so now we’ve got it to a point where we’re happy with the quality we can produce ourselves."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Eskimo Joe - Wastelands
With such a drastic evolution, it’ll be interesting to see where their next record will venture, and whether or not they’ll be able to sustain their progress.
Features / Music
Hit The Ground Running
"Initially, I was picturing this band as quite indie, rock, acoustic and mellow; that was always my intention. Then we started jamming and the first things were hard riffs – so nothing like what I was expecting."